Where does “Hurrikan” come from?

Hurrikan (German) comes from English hurricane, from Spanish huracán, from Taíno juracán.

Hurrikan (German): hurricane

Definitions

  1. hurricane

Ancestry of “Hurrikan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhurricaneA severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic...
2Spanishhuracánhurricane
3Taínojuracán—

Words derived from “Hurrikan”

Every word from Taíno juracán →Every word from Spanish huracán →Every word from English hurricane →